There was a rush to pop champagne corks and declare complete victory by corporations facing current or potential litigation under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. … Continue reading
The recent terrorist kidnapping of Amenas gas facility workers in Algeria and the request of Mali’s transitional government for France (its former colonial power) to come to its military aid to prevent a takeover by northern rebels, should concern all … Continue reading
The United States celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11 each and every year. Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day, which commemorated the end of World War I and was declared a legal holiday by Congress in 1938.Following World War II, … Continue reading
In the past year, child sex abuse has become a part of our national conversation and generated considerable media coverage. It seems hard to believe that last Fall, Joe Paterno began his 62nd season on the Nittany Lions coaching staff. … Continue reading
As I reported earlier this year, ever since the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the famous 1980 case of Filartiga v. Pena-Irala ruled that foreign victims can sue under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) in U.S. courts for being … Continue reading
The Supreme Court ruling upholding the vast majority of the Affordable Health Care Act had immediate consequences visible to all from the moment reporters rushed from the court to the waiting cameras, microphones and partisans in the debate who were … Continue reading
On May 2, 2011, U.S. Navy Seal Team Six killed Osama bin Laden. Last week, the Pakistani Government deported Osama bin Laden’s three widows and his children to Saudi Arabia – the country of their choice – a week before … Continue reading
“I am convinced that there was direct line between at least some of the terrorists who carried out the September 11th attacks and the government of Saudi Arabia, and that a Saudi government agent living in the United States, Omar … Continue reading
Everyone who cares about our civil justice system protecting victims of terrorism and human rights atrocities worldwide should pay close attention to an oral argument to be made before the U.S. Supreme Court later this month in Kiobel v. Royal … Continue reading
“We know through painful experience,” Martin Luther King, Jr., once wrote, “that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” As our country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we must not forget … Continue reading